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Global Dining

 Apr. 15, 2012

We have an Around the World dinner two or three times a year. The students come into the kitchen to work with the cooks to make the authentic dishes from their countries or regions.

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Health site names UCLA healthiest college

 Apr. 13, 2012

Nominations via social media helped determine rankings.

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New meal plan would limit students to one dining hall

Apr. 13, 2012

Meal plan would offer dining plan at reduced price.

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Incentives tide students over during cafeteria renovations

Apr. 13, 2012

At Michigan State University dining services is offering students a few incentives to get them by during the renovation of Shaw Dining Hall.

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Non-commercial dominates Operator Innovation Awards finalists

Apr. 11, 2012

National Restaurant Association new awards program innovations in five key areas.

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Chartwells closes its dining services at UW-La Crosse

Apr. 11, 2012

Chartwells is shutting down its dining service operation at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.

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Goldies 2012—Food Democracy: University of North Texas, Denton

By Paul King on Apr. 10, 2012

At the 36,000-student University of North Texas, in Denton, the guiding principle of the foodservice program is simple: “Everyone eats, so everyone counts.” For Executive Director Bill McNeace and his team, that means making sure that there is

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Goldies 2012—Going Green: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

By Lindsey Ramsey on Apr. 10, 2012

No 2012 Goldies Award winner embraced its category more literally than the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. UMass Dining has been going green with its permaculture garden ever since it was planted last year. Permaculture, according to Ryan Harb, auxi

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Goldies 2012—Focusing on the Guest: Chartwells Higher Education

By Lindsey Ramsey on Apr. 10, 2012

Chartwells Higher Education believes that to most effectively focus on the guest the company had to create a program that fully trained their associates on how to deliver exceptional customer service. That program is YouFirst and it is the winner of the 2

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Goldies 2012—Health & Wellness: University of New Hampshire, Durham

By Paul King on Apr. 10, 2012

Foodservice operators at many colleges and universities have developed health and wellness programs, but few have taken their efforts to the extent that dining services at the University of New Hampshire has done. Not only has the department, led by Direc

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